Thriving in Academia Happens Next Week

“Thriving in Academia” Is Tuesday, August 13

Registration has now closed for the second BME Summer Workshops @ Michigan in 2024, “Thriving in Academia: Flourishing in a Culture of Burnout,” which happens on Tuesday, August 13.

Confirmed speakers include:

  • Angie Farrehi, Ph.D., Director, C.A.R.E. Center, College of Engineering, University of Michigan
  • Shayn Peirce-Cottler, Ph.D., Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia
  • Lisa Pruitt, Ph.D., the Lawrence Talbot Professor of Engineering, and Professor of Mechanical and Bioengineering, UC Berkeley

This one-day workshop will provide strategies for supporting positive well-being in academia. The day’s agenda will include mindfulness and yoga sessions, courtesy of MHealthy, as well as the opportunity for attendees to engage in an optional creative session of pour painting or enjoy a reflective self-guided nature walk. 

The workshop will include professional development sessions, roundtable discussions, networking, and social activities. It will address topics of burnout, overwork, and stress and offer strategies to support well-being and thriving in academia. Parallel sessions and discussions will focus on cultivating thriving as a leader, cultivating well-being for graduate advisees, and supporting undergraduate student well-being.